Beautiful designer prewar duplex apartment in excellent condition and perfect for entertaining. You enter the large square foyer and immediately notic
...read moreBeautiful designer prewar duplex apartment in excellent condition and perfect for entertaining. You enter the large square foyer and immediately notice the high 10'5"" ceilings and privacy that the single landing affords you. The living room which is 27' long has applied moldings and large windows facing south. The hi gloss oak floors reflect the glow from your wood burning fireplace. You enter the dining room which is 23' long through double French doors with beveled glass into a south facing formal room with more applied moldings over the windows and around the chandelier. The library has imported English antique pine cabinetry which was tinted and adapted perfectly to the room. Behind the faux book bindings on the wall you have a bar and television which is beside the decorative English regency fireplace mantel from the 1800's. Off the center foyer is a private bedroom hallway which hides an ante hall with a powder room. This room has an antique glass door and an inlaid William Erbe mahogany marquetry floor, linen and coat closet. The first bedroom has cove ceilings and an ensuite bathroom with a honed marble floor, new overhead shower and hand shower ensconced in marble. Further down the bedroom wing, you see another ante hall with a double door entry to the master suite. This is a corner room combination with 3 large windows overlooking townhouse gardens reflected in the 4 mirrored double door closets over 10 feet high. You can pull out the hidden tv or relax in front of the marble fireplace mantel. Through pocket doors you enter a private new 2 room master bathroom. The vanity and dressing table are made of honed Calacatta white marble with mirrored open shelves. There are Waterworks polished brass fixtures and a Drummond sink beneath recessed lighting. Through a second pocket door you enter the prettiest standing shower on Park Avenue with polished brass fixtures, a large soaking tub and overhead recessed lighting! The third bedroom which is across the hall has plenty of mirrored closets and a cut out window seat that allows you to look over gardens or watch television. The ensuite bath has a jacuzzi and toto toilet. Also off the bedroom hall is a rear entrance to the breakfast room with a large ceiling fan. The kitchen houses white cabinetry with Vermont verde marble countertops, ceramic rectangular tiles on the back splash, a large double door stainless Traulson refrigerator, a 6 burner double oven range with a griddle and ducted exhaust. The floors are made from Thassos marble and the cabinets have under and overhead recessed lighting. The butler pantry cabinetry is made from Honduran mahogany and there are Vermont verde marble counters. There is a stainless Traulson wine fridge, 2 new Miele side by side washer dryer and double Miele dishwashers. Back through the breakfast room is a circular stairway leading to a rotundra landing with stenciled floors and Jeffersonian windows. The bathroom is off the round hall and has faux mahogany walls. The fourth bedroom has partial faux pine paneling and built in storage. The fireplace houses a large television and the rest of the room has upholstered wool damask on the walls. The fifth bedroom has an entry hall with double hung closets and a washer dryer. There is an additional bathroom with a handpainted oak floor housing a round tub and shower. The top duplex also has it's own private entrance off a separate elevator landing. There are many excellent private, public and parochial schools to choose from nearby. This is a full service building with a live-in super 2 separate storage bins and gym. Pets are welcome.
